4:29pm: The Clippers have officially announced Miller’s new contract and placed Beauchamp on waivers.
12:17pm: The Clippers have agreed to a four-year deal with second-year wing Jordan Miller and will promote him from his two-way contract to the standard 15-man roster, sources tell Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter links). According to Charania, Los Angeles will waive forward MarJon Beauchamp to open up a roster spot to complete the move.
The 48th overall pick in the 2023 draft, Miller played just 28 total minutes in eight NBA appearances for the Clippers as a rookie, but has seen more action at the NBA level in 2024/25, averaging 4.7 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 1.1 assists in 12.4 minutes per game across 30 outings.
Miller had been active for 49 NBA games, just one shy of the 50-game limit for two-way players, which explains the timing of the move. Promoting him now will also allow the Clippers to fill their newly opened two-way slot before the March 4 deadline.
While Miller’s contributions at the NBA level have been modest, he has thrived at the G League level with the San Diego Clippers (known as the Ontario Clippers last season). He averaged 20.9 PPG on .491/.355/.829 shooting in 39 NBAGL games last season and has bumped those averages to 23.9 PPG on .509/.350/.844 shooting in seven games in ’24/25.
Charania pegs the value of Miller’s new four-year deal at $8.3MM, but that would require a rest-of-season salary that would push the Clippers’ team salary slightly beyond the tax line.
Charania suggests that Miller will actually earn $1MM for the rest of the season, which would result in a four-year total closer to $8.1MM. That $1MM salary for the final six weeks of this season is well beyond Miller’s prorated minimum, so I’d expect the final three years of the contract to include little to no guaranteed money, giving the club plenty of flexibility to either move on from the 25-year-old or hang onto him at a team-friendly rate in future seasons.
The Clippers will use a portion of their mid-level exception to complete the signing.
Beauchamp, the 24th overall pick in 2022, is actually younger than Miller, having turned 24 just before the start of this season. But he has struggled to establish himself as a reliable NBA rotation player, averaging 4.2 PPG and 1.9 RPG in 129 career contests (11.2 MPG).
Beauchamp, who spent his first two-and-a-half NBA seasons with the Bucks, was traded from Milwaukee to Los Angeles at the deadline in exchange for Kevin Porter Jr. That was a salary-motivated move for the Clippers, who didn’t want to be on the hook for Porter’s 2025/26 player option and won’t carry any dead money beyond this season for Beauchamp.
Signing 2nd round picks no longer eats into cap space or the MLE.
I believe that Thunder still have 22 second round picks
Second round picks can save the luxury tax. I’d suggest that Clippers and Warriors buy some Seconds in June.
They could waive Kobe Brown and pray someone claims him off waivers so the salary would go away.
Waive Kai Jones for the last knuckle head gone.
Sign A Bailey and a PF and C (19yrs old, that would give them a young 5 of 19yr olds) on two way contracts
I like this guy
Beauchamp and Terance Mann… beware the hype train!
While Giannis and Kawhi were hurt, these guys were presented as can’t miss NBA contributors on both ends of the floor. Turns out they aren’t anything special whatsoever.
Who’s going to be the next hype train flameout?
Haywood Highsmith and Andre Jackson Jr. seem ready to bottom out after both getting starts this year. When you can’t beat out Duncan Robinson and A.J. Green over the course of a whole season… you probably don’t have much to offer.
Value of 2nd round picks
52nd pick Quinten Post beat Bucks and Magic. recently
Increase 2 wins for Warriors.
Marjon strength is on D. Has good size for his position. Bucks were desperate when they drafted him. Never took time to help him develop. Knicks should sign him for their G-league.
Before Thibs and Rose. Knicks were on of worst franchises on developing talent. Now they are one of best. Using the G-league wisely.
Grimes, Quickley, McBride, Sims, Hukporti, Kolek, Payne, Shamet, TJ, Moses Brown had 20 n 11 for Mavs last night. Wouldn’t mind picking him up.
I wonder if Chams just messed up the part about this season being pro rated? As in he signed a contract that would be equivalent to that value if it was for 4 full seasons? But that this season is prorated so it’s actually less in real dollar value?
Because in that scenario it would keep them under the tax.
Also random question can a team use the 2nd round pick exception and not use the full salary in just the first year. But then in subsequent years use the full value?
I messed up the math in the initial post because I was looking at minimum salaries for a player with zero years of experience instead of one. The $8.3MM figure isn’t actually that far off and can probably be explained by generous rounding.
Re: the second-round exception, that’s covered here: link to hoopsrumors.com
The general answer to your question is yes — for instance, in the first year of a three-year deal using the exception, the first-year salary this season could’ve been anywhere between $1,157,153 and $1,862,265, with the second-year salary at $1,955,377 either way.
The only sticking point with this is when you’re talking about the second season of a FOUR-year deal — if the second-year salary is anything below the maximum exception amount ($2,191,897 this season), the raise from year one can’t exceed 5%. So you wouldn’t be allowed to start at the rookie minimum in year one ($1,157,153) and jump to $2,100,000 in year two, for example.
In 8 yrs, since 2017-18. Kawhi has played 315 gms. Out of possible 636 games. Less than 50%. This year he has played 18 gms out of 58.He will be 34 in June. He’s owed 100 mill for next two yrs. Blessed